Skype on Windows Vista
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http://live.pirillo.com/ – A user asked if Skype works on Windows Vista, as he was having trouble getting it to work for him. The short answer is yes! Skype works on virtually any platform you would have on a computer.
The day this question was asked, Skype was apparently having issues. That may have been a contributing factor to the problems he was experiencing. All over Twitter, people were commenting how Skype was broken, and then how it was working again. You have to remember, Skype only works if your computer is configured and working properly, your Internet service is working correctly, and Skype’s services are running. There are a lot of factors that come into play, which makes it more difficult to diagnose a problem.
Another thing you can try is to run Skype using Windows Compatibility Mode. This option can help you use programs that worked well on older versions of Windows, but are giving you nightmares in Vista (or any Windows platform).
I use Skype myself, although not as much as many of you do. What other VOIP programs or applications do you use? What ones do you find are the best? I’m always interested in your comments and feedback. You can leave me a comment here, send me an email, or send me a video through YouTube.
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7 Comments
bayoujim
August 20th, 2007
at 9:29am
I use Skype for now, but if I find a cheaper alternative I will try it. Skype wants $60 for Skype-in now.
PCTyson
August 28th, 2007
at 8:21am
I had a slight problem with a lag in the audio. I found out what port Skype uses and opened it on my router and now I must say the phone calls using Skype are clearer than my regular landline.
Philip
PCTyson
August 28th, 2007
at 8:21am
I had a slight problem with a lag in the audio. I found out what port Skype uses and opened it on my router and now I must say the phone calls using Skype are clearer than my regular landline.
Philip
Mac McLellan
August 29th, 2007
at 4:20am
I may be going against the grain here but to me I can’t see any real advantage in moving to skype when I presently use yahoo messenger to do the same thing. I don’t use a handset anyway (headset mick is much easier to use) so I can’t see the advantage in migrating. Am I missing something?
Zwolf
September 6th, 2007
at 2:53pm
Did anyone tell Skype that they support Vista?
Their web site still say they don’t officially support it yet, it kinda works most of the time but don’t expect it to be reliable, and they’re still working on support for Vista.
Jesus
March 19th, 2008
at 5:44pm
Now you can run skype in your psp with the new update 3.90/3.93.
Cr@ZY L@dy
February 22nd, 2009
at 4:46am
how to get skype on windows vista?